Funding Opportunities

Cystic Fibrosis Canada offers an annual funding competition to support CF research and training in these categories:

Research Programs

The 2024 Competition is now open. Please see Grants & Awards Guide for details. LOIs have a deadline of August 15, 2024. Full applications are due October 1, 2024.

Operating grants are available for scientific and clinical researchers studying aspects of cystic fibrosis relevant to our CF Community Research Priorities at a Canadian academic institution (University, hospital, research institute, etc.):

• Basic Science Research Grants
  • To support innovative basic science research projects that have strong alignment with one or more of the research priorities of the Cystic Fibrosis Community. 

• Clinical Research Grants
  • Clinic Incentive grants will continue to support the entry of data into the Canadian CF Registry however a new process in the form of a Clinician Education grant will be used to support continuous education of clinic staff.
    
    
• Seed Grants
  • Seed Grants are funded for up to 1 year to study a new, innovative research idea for which the researcher doesn’t yet have preliminary data or other research funding. The goal of the Seed Grants program is to support researchers to develop initial data on innovative new research projects that can then be used to apply for new funding from other sources.

For more information see Application Forms and Deadlines

More details are available in the 2024-2025 Grants & Awards Guide

Training Awards

Training awards provide salary support and in some cases research laboratory support for researchers at specific stages in their career to help develop the next generation of Canadian CF researchers and clinicians:

• Early Career Investigator awards
  • An independent researcher who has not held a Cystic Fibrosis Canada grant in the past and has held his/her first full- time academic or research appointment for a period no longer than 60 months are eligible to apply.

• Research Fellowship awards
  • Individuals who hold MD or PhD degrees and as first-time applicants who, as of the application deadline have completed less than four years of training after completing their PhD or post-MD clinical training, are eligible to apply.

• Clinical Fellowship awards
  • Canadian citizens or permanent residents who have an MD degree, have recently completed their clinical training, are exam eligible, and have obtained medical licensure in Canada, are eligible to apply.

For more information see: Application Forms and Deadlines

More details are available in the current version of the Grants & Awards Guide.

WEBINAR RECORDING:Trainee Grantsmanship Workshop hosted by CF Canada, the Canadian Lung Association (CLA), and the Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH) at CIHR.

Webinar Recording: Cystic Fibrosis Canada - 2021 Research Grants